Asia Business Outlook

Korea's Democratic Resilience and Asia's Path to Economic Dominance In the 17th edition of the World Policy Conference, Kyungwook Hur, Chairman of Seoul Financial Forum and chairman of the Board of the Korea Center for International Finance, shares his views on the political challenges faced in the Asian economy and the importance of laws that need to be consistent in the political level. Have a Look Here: https://qrcd.org/7h0Q #DemocraticResilience #EconomicDominance #politicalchallenges #economicstability #economicdevelopment

Geothermal Startups Seen Satiating Big Tech's Energy Hunger Geothermal energy startups are gaining momentum as Big Tech companies, including Meta and Alphabet's Google, explore clean energy solutions to meet the rising energy demands of their AI-driven data centers. Read More: https://qrcd.org/7gur Devon Energy #GeothermalStartups #geothermalelectricity #datacenters #energysector #energylandscape

Navigating China's Economic Crossroads In a discussion with Goldman Sachs, Fred Hu, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Primavera Capital Group shared his insights on the complex economic problems the Chinese economy is facing and elaborates his observations and elucidates remedies to overcome the incoming obstacles, following are his key insights. Have a Look Here: https://qrcd.org/7gTD #ChinasEconomicCrossroads #HangSengIndex #HangSengIndex #economicfundamentals #AIdevelopment

Mitigating climate risks for Asia-Pacific's resilient future In the Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024 Launch, Toru Kubo, Senior Director, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment, Asian Development Bank (ADB), shares his views on the fluctuation in climate change and how it impacts the Asian economy. Read More: https://qrcd.org/7gSm #AsiaPacificClimateReport2024 #Asianeconomy #greenhousegasemissions #PolicyFrameworks

Renault Seen Biggest Beneficiary in Wake of Honda and Nissan Merger Renault shares surged 6% following reports of potential strategic and financial benefits stemming from merger discussions between Honda and Nissan, Japan's second and third-largest automakers. Analysts view such a tie-up as having significant implications for Renault, which remains Nissan’s top shareholder. Read More: https://qrcd.org/7gMy Honda Nissan Motor Corporation #Renaultshares #Japaneseautomaker #electricvehicle #Chinesemanufacturers

Honda and Nissan Inching Closer to Forming A Technology Cooperation Deal Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in talks to set up a holding company, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, a move that would allow them to share more resources amid competition upending the global industry. Read More: https://qrcd.org/7fn8 Honda Nissan Motor Corporation #globalindustry #automobilemanufacturers #EVlandscape #automakers

SoftBank CEO Announces $100B Investment Plan for the US SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, alongside President-elect Donald Trump, announced a $100 billion investment in the United States over the next four years, aimed at bolstering the U.S. economy and creating 100,000 jobs. Read More: https://shorturl.at/PmWtS U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump Masayoshi Son, CEO, SoftBank Group Corp. #USeconomicstrategy #combatinflation #technologicalinnovation #foreigninvestment

China's Economic Plan to Boost Market Confidence and Growth in 2025 At the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing, the plan to implement more proactive macro measures was emphasized along with other important economic priorities. Read More: https://bit.ly/4gsG7wo #economicgrowth #monetarypolicy #governmentexpenditure #treasurybonds #fiscalpolicy

India Looking to Roll Out Package to Incentivize Semiconductor Manufacturing The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is taking significant strides to strengthen India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem, with a proposal aimed at increasing local value addition and positioning the country as a global leader in the industry. Read More: https://bit.ly/4g8EALY Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology #SemiconductorManufacturing #electronicsmanufacturingecosystem #electronicsmanufacturingservices #foreignmanufacturers

Stigg Raises $17.5M in Latest Funding Round Stigg, a company specializing in monetization platforms for engineers, has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Red Dot Capital Partners. Other participants include Unusual Ventures, Emerge Ventures, Redseed, and Cerca Partners. Read More: https://qrcd.org/7dUw Stigg RedSeed Cerca Partners Unusual Ventures Emerge Ventures Red Dot Capital Partners #generativeAIadoption #SaaSmarket #SaaSecosystem #billinginfrastructure